The twins are now two and a half and Katy’s last treatment was over a year ago

Devastated and worried that she wouldn’t be there for her kids, the 38-year-old decided to have surgery to remove the lump.

The op left her unable to cuddle her girls, heartbreaking for any new mum.

But for Katy it made harder by the fact, Poppy and Lexi had been born premature at 34 weeks – each weighing a tiny 3lbs – and had to be taken straight to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) – separating Katy from her babies.

Kay’s husband Jon found her diagnosis and treatment difficult to deal with.

Watching your partner battle an illness that claims 11,000 lives in the UK each year is a tough burden to bear.

“My husband found it tough and he used the gym as his release. He’s not a massive talker and that was his way of coping,” Katy said.

“He found talking to his personal trainer helped as it was a third party not involved in the situation.

“I think the partner’s get lost in all this. They need help too. He’s going to be running the New York Marathon in November for charity Macmillan.

“He’s 40 this year and he wanted to do something brilliant to give back to the charity.”

Despite the difficulties Katy faced, she feels lucky that she had the support she did – something not everyone battling cancer has.

During her ordeal Katy was helped by cancer charity Macmillan, who provide information and support for cancer patients.
“I felt so lucky because so many people supported me through my treatment but it was heartbreaking not to be able to care for my tiny girls in the way I wanted to,” she added.

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“The Macmillan Cancer Support information Centre at the hospital also provided really useful information for myself and family members about what to expect.

“My dad found that really helpful especially – we both read a lot of those leaflets.”

It’s now a year since the end of Katy’s last treatment and she more than happy to have put that behind her.

“It’s now over a year since the end of my treatment and I am back to work teaching and doing my best to bring up toddler twins,” she said.

“I’m always worried that the cancer might come back. The idea of my girls growing up without me is unthinkable and I still have moments where I go in to a meltdown.

“But I’m a mum of two beautiful girls and I can’t let those times hold me back. You have your moment and then you go back to work.”

Katy is supporting Macmillan’s Coffee Morning this month – you can help people with cancer, like Katy, at their website www.macmillan.org.uk/coffee

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